R-Controlled Vowels Phonics Worksheets

Phonics lesson 21: R-controlled vowels · Set 515 · 40 questions

How the sounds work (The r changes the vowel): Spot the vowel + r: ar, or, er, ir or ur. Read it as one sound: c-ar, f-or-k. er, ir and ur sound the same, so learn which spelling each word uses: bird, turtle, tiger.

1. 1.🍴 f_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
2. 2.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) circus (b) dart (c) turkey
3. 3.🦄 Which word is this? (a) unicorn (b) unicern (c) unicarn
4. 4.🐢 Which word is this? (a) tartle (b) turtle (c) tortle
5. 5.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) corn (b) scarf (c) butter
6. 6.🧶 y_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) ur (b) ar (c) or
7. 7.Which word has the letters “ur”? (a) girl (b) guitar (c) purple
8. 8.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) dart (b) hammer (c) turtle
9. 9.🟣 p_ _ple — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ur
10. 10.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) circle (b) butter (c) turtle
11. 11.⭕ c_ _cle — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) ir
12. 12.🌸 flow_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
13. 13.🦃 t_ _key — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ur
14. 14.🌽 c_ _n — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
15. 15.🎪 c_ _cus — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
16. 16.🪜 ladd_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
17. 17.Which word has the letters “or”? (a) star (b) ladder (c) torch
18. 18.🌽 Which word is this? (a) cirn (b) carn (c) corn
19. 19.🍿 Which word is this? (a) popcern (b) popcarn (c) popcorn
20. 20.🧈 butt_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) or (c) er
21. 21.🥉 Which word is this? (a) third (b) thard (c) thord
22. 22.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) spider (b) dart (c) turtle
23. 23.Which word has the letters “ir”? (a) third (b) turkey (c) fork
24. 24.🪜 Which word is this? (a) laddar (b) laddor (c) ladder
25. 25.🦈 sh_ _k — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ir (c) ar
26. 26.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) unicorn (b) hammer (c) jar
27. 27.🍴 Which word is this? (a) furk (b) fork (c) fark
28. 28.🥉 th_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ar (b) ir (c) or
29. 29.🚗 Which word is this? (a) cor (b) car (c) cir
30. 30.🟣 Which word is this? (a) parple (b) purple (c) porple
31. 31.🫙 j_ _ — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) ir
32. 32.🦈 Which word is this? (a) shork (b) shark (c) shurk
33. 33.Which word has the letters “ar”? (a) paper (b) star (c) girl
34. 34.🌡️ th_ _mometer — which two letters are missing? (a) or (b) ar (c) er
35. 35.🐦 b_ _d — which two letters are missing? (a) ir (b) ar (c) or
36. 36.📄 Which word is this? (a) papor (b) papar (c) paper
37. 37.👧 Which word is this? (a) gorl (b) garl (c) girl
38. 38.🎪 Which word is this? (a) circus (b) corcus (c) carcus
39. 39.Which word has the letters “er”? (a) turkey (b) ladder (c) fork
40. 40.🧶 Which word is this? (a) yirn (b) yarn (c) yorn

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